Birth Happens Midwifery in the Santa Cruz Mountains

  photo by Joe Cain used under  Creative Commons Scientific name:  Pteridium aquilinum (L). Kuhn Common name: Western Brackenfern Use: Dermatological aid Method:  Decoction of root used as hair rinse or roots rubbed on scalp for hair growth From: BRIT Reference: Bocek, B. R. 1984, 38(2) 240-255, pg 5 Vascular plants: 15